4-Day Magical Cusco Tour with Private Airport Transfers

The historic center of the Inca Empire is the setting for this 4-day adventure through the incredible history and spectacular sights in the heart of Peru. From the ancient walls and colonial monuments in Cusco to the mountaintop citadel of Machu Picchu, you're in for an excursion filled with wonder.

Day 1: Arrival in Cusco
A personal driver waits to carry you from the airport when you touch down in Cusco. Learn a bit about the attractions that wait for you in the city along the way to your hotel, where you can settle in and use the rest of the day to explore or just rest up for the adventure to come.

Day 2: City Tour, Saksaywaman & Puka Pukara Archaeological Sites
Start the day with breakfast at your hotel before you set off on a half-day tour around the city. Your first stop is the Coricancha—once the most important temple in the Inca Empire, and now the base for a church that was built with stone cannibalized from its walls. Learn about the days when the structure was covered with gold to symbolize the Inca reverence for the sun, and then move on to the Plaza de Armas for a look at the imposing Spanish design of the Cusco Cathedral.

Next, your guide shows you to the vast, ruined fortress of Saksaywaman, dating back to the 11th century and built with stones so big that the conquistadors couldn't figure out how they got there. A journey into the Sacred Valley brings you to the complex of monoliths and underground shrines at Qenko, and then the old fortifications of Puka Pukara. See the remains of plazas, aqueducts, and towers before you head back to the hotel and get the rest of the day free.

Day 3: Machu Picchu
The day's excursion begins as you take the train to the town of Aguas Calientes, the last populated settlement before you reach the most important archaeological site in the country. A short bus ride brings you to Machu Picchu itself, where the terraces and mostly intact stone buildings show off a masterpiece of engineering amid the mountains. Lunch is served at a café in Aguas Calientes ahead of the journey back to Cusco.

Day 4: Departure
Get breakfast and collect your things as your time in Cusco draws to a close. Your driver carries you back to the airport, where you can meet your outbound flight.